Farmers and growers: food hygiene ratings across the UK

3,001 registered farmers and growers · 91.2% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12

653 closed in 12 months → 7 changed hands →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

822Opened (12m)

653Closed (12m)

127Relisted (12m)

7Takeover (12m)

295Rating change (12m)

Current ratings

5 1,140

4 84

3 24

2 2

Awaiting inspection 733

Pass 123

Improvement Required 3

Exempt 892

Percentages cover FHRS-rated businesses; Scotland's FHIS scheme (Pass / Improvement Required) is shown in the bars but excluded from the shares.

Time to first published rating

77 days median · 147 days average
across 676 newly listed farmers and growers since 2022

Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.

Where farmers and growers concentrate

Highland 430 (14.3%)

Dumfries and Galloway 417 (13.9%)

Pembrokeshire 97 (3.2%)

Northumberland 86 (2.9%)

Powys 81 (2.7%)

North Yorkshire 67 (2.2%)

Aberdeenshire 49 (1.6%)

Dorset 48 (1.6%)

Wiltshire 46 (1.5%)

Gwynedd 44 (1.5%)

Rushcliffe 41 (1.4%)

Somerset 40 (1.3%)

Isle of Wight 33 (1.1%)

Pendle 31 (1.0%)

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 30 (1.0%)

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